Footnotes

1. Hebrews 6:16 tn The plural Greek term ἄνθρωποι (anthrōpoi) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, and is thus translated “people.”
2. Hebrews 6:16 tn Grk “by something greater”; the rest of the comparison (“than themselves”) is implied.
3. Hebrews 6:16 tn Grk “the oath for confirmation is an end of all dispute.”
4. Hebrews 6:17 tn Grk “in which.”
5. Hebrews 6:17 tn Or “immutable” (here and in v. 18); Grk “the unchangeableness of his purpose.”
6. Hebrews 6:18 tn Grk “have taken refuge”; the basis of that refuge is implied in the preceding verse.